Amani, in reading this I now realize that I may not be doing enough for my 3 year old. I had understood that this protocol was for when signs/symptoms showed. I didn’t realize otherwise. From reading your post to JoAnne I should also be getting my vet to prescribe now the doxy ? My cat is 6.2 lbs. should I be combining that with some other parts of this protocol now and only going to the winstrol at a later date?
Any advice is appreciated.... Marlene Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2018, at 1:21 PM, Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi JoAnne > > If this was my kitten, I would not want to just wait it out to see what might > transpire. I did that with my kitten, and it was a mistake. > > My suggestion is that you start him on a long course (6 weeks) of > Doxycycline. I don’t know the dosing for such a small kitten. My guess would > be 25 mg daily. I don’t think you need to start right away – give him some > time to eat, bulk, recover from the other things like worms, etc. > > You might also want to start now finding out if your vet will agree to > prescribe Winstrol if worst comes to worst. Not all vets have heard of > Winstrol (Stanazalol) or are willing to obtain it. The combination I > recommend, and had a very good response from, is: > > Winstrol – 1 mg twice a day > > Doxycycline – 1/5 to ¼ tablet (100 mg) twice a day > > Prednisolone – ½ 5 mg tablet, twice a day > > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > JoAnne Kraun > Sent: June-07-18 8:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Quentin > > I recently adopted a kitten from a rehoming site online. He was born on > March 20, he was a little over 8 weeks when I got him. He was covered in > fleas so I took him straight to the vet. They said he also had tapeworms. > He was treated for fleas and tapeworms and received his first series of > vaccines. His weight was 2.1 lbs. They tested him for FIV and FeLV. About > 10 minutes after I got home, they called me and told me he tested positive > for FeLV, a faint positive. I have been doing a lot of research and I have > been told that a faint positive could just mean that the disease is starting > and he will have a normal positive next time he is tested, and also that a > faint positive is the same as a regular positive. He is not sick now. He > eats a lot. I have been feeding him Orijen dry food and both Weruva and > Wellness Core canned food. He seems to be gaining weight. He looks good and > he is a very active and vocal kitten. He is very affectionate and loves my > Cavalier Spaniel, who he likes to snuggle with after he wears himself at > night. > > Because he was so young when he was diagnosed, everything I have read online > indicates that he will probably only live for a few months to a year before > he starts to get sick. I have never had a cat with this disease. > Everything I find online indicates that most kittens will not be able to > clear the virus and will live 2-3 years if we are lucky. > > I am wondering if there are some supplements I can get him started on now, > before he starts to get sick. Regardless of how long I have him, he will be > loved and cared for. He is already very spoiled. I just can't even picture > this little guy being sick. He is such a good little cat. I call him Q. > > I just lost my 17 year old Himalayan Persian to cancer a few months ago. I > haven't had a kitten for 17 years. I have 3 dogs and thought that an adult > cat may be too stressed around my big dogs. The Cavalier is fine, but I also > have 2 Akitas. My other cat was fine with the Akitas. She was not afraid of > them at all. Q does not seem to be afraid of them, either, and he lets them > give him kisses. I do separate Q from the Akitas when I am not around > because one of the is very playful and I am afraid that she would try to play > with Q. The Akitas are over 100 lbs so he could get hurt so easily. Q seems > to be a very laid back kitten, he does not scare easily and purrs whenever he > is around us. > > What can I expect? Will he start getting sick in a few months? Do they just > quit eating or what happens? I would like to think that Q will be one of > the lucky ones that lives for over 10 years, but I know I need to be > realistic. I just want him to have the best quality of life that he can have > with us. > > > > JoAnne > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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